Qualitative and Quantitative MR Imaging of the Cartilaginous Endplate: A Review

Z Wei, JS Athertya, CB Chung… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The cartilaginous endplate (CEP) plays a pivotal role in facilitating the supply of nutrients
and, transport of metabolic waste, as well as providing mechanical support for the …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrashort-Echo-Time MRI of the Disco-Vertebral Junction: Modulation of Image Contrast via Echo Subtraction and Echo Times

KC Chen, P Siriwananrangsun, WC Bae - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Introduction: The disco-vertebral junction (DVJ) of the lumbar spine contains thin structures
with short T2 values, including the cartilaginous endplate (CEP) sandwiched between the …

Evaluation of spine disorders using high contrast imaging of the cartilaginous endplate

JS Athertya, S Statum, X Chen, K Du, SH Shin… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Many spine disorders are caused by disc degeneration or endplate defects.
Because nutrients entering the avascular disc are channeled through the cartilaginous …

[HTML][HTML] Cartilaginous endplate coverage of developmental Schmorl's node and the relevance of this in Schmorl's node etiology-based classification

YXJ Wáng - Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Figure 2 UTE ex vivo MR image shows multiple typical SN type-1A. The locations are very
typical for this type of SN. The cartilaginous endplate (blue asterisks) covering the SNs …